Careless man sets a forest on fire and 4400 firemen try to contain the blaze

A 27-year-old German lit a soiled toilet paper and started a forest fire in Spain and, more than 4,400 firefighters have been battling to contain the blaze. Almost 1,500 vehicles and 32 water-dumping planes were also deployed at 702 wildfires and, some of these fires have been burning for days.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 9 August 2016.

As per latest reports, after raging for six days, the Spanish wildfire on the Atlantic island of La Palma has, finally, been brought under control. For this, 500 residents were evacuated and a forest worker was killed. The fires had rapidly through mostly pine and eucalyptus forests that are tinder-dry due to weeks of insignificant rain. The evacuated residents are now allowed to return to their homes.
The fire claimed the life of one forest worker and has destroyed more than 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) of forest on the volcanic island off the northwest coast of Africa. A team of some 350 firefighters, supported by four planes and eight helicopters dumping water, had to battle the fire.


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Wildfire in California spreads over 11,000 acres - residents evacuated

California is once again in the grip of wildfire. It was a brush fire and it broke out along the northbound Antelope Valley near Sand Canyon Road in Santa Clarita. The blaze was contained only about 10 per cent between Friday and Saturday.
The wildfire was fueled by high heat and has so far spread across at least 11,000 acres in California`s Santa Clarita Valley area. It is attributed to the hot and dry temperatures coupled with gusts of up to 65 km per hour that left more than 2000 acres burnt.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 24 July 2016.

As a result of the fire, residents in Los Angeles have reported smoke-filled air and falling ash in many parts of the city and at least one building was believed to have been damaged or destroyed. However, there are no reports of injuries. Approximately 100 people were evacuated from the area of Capra Road off Soledad Canyon road because of the flames.
Teams of about 300 firefighters were battling the flames from the ground and air. The Los Angeles Fire Department has sent a water-dropping helicopter to join the county fire department while eight fixed-wing firefighting aircraft were also called in to tackle the blaze.
Due to the smoke, the authorities have asked those living to areas susceptible to direct smoke impact and unhealthy air quality, should remain indoors and avoid using swamp coolers and wood-burning appliances.


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